The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-06-25
FIFTY YEARS A QUEEN.
The Largest and Grandest Demon
stration Ever Seen in London.
Nearly Every Country Represented


LONDON June 21-The first day ofthe ffty-Grst year
of the reign of Queen Victoria over Great Britain
opened with perfect summer weather. Ihonssinds
OF people who yesterday selected locations along the
occupied them all the night.
AZ live O'Clock this morning every point OF want
age along the streets composing the royal procession
route was secured. At nine o'clock the line Of
route on each side a compact mass OF people
The scene at Westminster Abbey was brilliant
Every scat was filed. and every person present was
enumerated it seemed as feyery locality the world
over had sent one more Of its representative per-
sonnges to do honor to Englands Queen on Britains
greatest holiday There never probably in modern
times assembled under one roof audience so well
and so brilliantly arrayed. When this audience was
When the sun shone brightly through the stained
windows OF the Abbey its rays fell upon an unaccus
toned sight, and the picture was fndiscriDabe-
This audience, banked up as II was in church, was
anything but somber. For awhile, when all were
seated, there quiet but this was only tempora-
~ and lasted only long enough to enable the peO-
pie 10 locate one another Then there was the life OF
recognition and of gossip and it graduated rapidly
Snch was the eagerness of those who had assured
places in the audience at Westminster 10 be on
hand that of lords and ladies repaired to the
edfce at unnecessarily early hours. and as many
of them admitted without having partaken of any
breakfast TWAS a strange sight 10 see TASKS and
sandwiches exchanged in such crowd, and eager
ly used by numberless aris:ocrats unable longer 10
Withstand hunger or Thirst This business, when
added to the hum at times seemed irreverent, even
on Jubilee day in Westminster. The line of route
was kept by nearly 1000 troops representing all the
branches of the service and in addition, 600 boys
from naval training ships were drawn up at the
base of the Nelson monument. In addition to the
military, many thousands OF police, both mounted
and on foot, were on duty.
THE ROYAL PROCESSION.
The first of the royal procession was composed OF
Indian princes and few minor German princes. "A
few minutes before eleven o'clock the second part
OF the procession left This was composed OF some
fifteen carriages, the occupants being the King OF
Denmark, the King of Belgium, the King of Saxony.
the King of the Hellenes the Crown Prince of Aus
tria the Crown Prince Of Portugal: the Queen OF
| the Belgians the Crown Prince of Greece Prince
George of Greece the Crown Princess of Austria and
the Grand Duke of Meeklenburg-S Punctual,
from the Palace gates At sight of her thousands of
voices were lifted up in cheers the applause being
accompanied by the music of the many military
bands stationed in front OF the Palace.
When the palace gates were thrown open the i'm
mense throngs that had waited outside many hours
TO see the royal cortege extended far away into the
Mall, beyond even seeing distance of the process
sion Leading in the Journey to the Abbey were tne
the royal equerries. After these rode the stall OF
the Duke OF Cambridge The Queens ladies-in-
waiting and number of state officials were next
| occupying five carriages body of Life Guards
| rode behind these carriages. The Duchess of Buc-
cleeuh Mistress of the Robes; Princess Victoria of
schleswig- Hostein; Princess Margaret, of Prussia
Prince Alfred of Edinburgh; Princesses Victoria and
Sophia, of Prussia; Princess Louise, OF Batenberg;
Princess Irene of HesSe; Grand Duchess Elizabeth.
of Russia Princesses Maude Victoria and Louise, OF
| Wales; the Hereditary Princess Of Saxe-Meiningen;
| Prince William of Prussia; the Duchess of Albany;
| the Duchess of Connaught; the Duchess of Edn-
burgh: Princess Beatrice, Princess Louise and Prn-
cess on ristian oceuDyng five carriages behind the
second body of Lie Guards The Master of the
Horse rode after the princesses, and Immediately
preceded the carriage of the Queen. The eight
horses that drew her Majestys carriage were cream
colored, and perfect matches. The Queen rode fac.
ing the horses, and sat alone, The Princess OF
Wales and Princess Victoria the Queens oldest
child aud wife of the Crown Prince of Germany oc-
cuped the other seat in the carriage and sat oppo-
site nT M Msnt h IN p6e oTer
abreast-The Grand Duke Sergus OF Russia, Prince
Albert Victor of Wales and Prince William of Prus-
STA; Prince Henry of Prussia. Prince George OF
Wales and the Hereditary Grand Duke OF Hesse; the
Hereditary Prince of SAKE Meiningen. Prince Cnris-
tan Victor of Sehleswig Holstein and Prince Louis
of Ba.tenberg Prince Christian of Schleswig liol-
STEIN the Crown Prince of Germany and the Grand
Duke of Hesse Two abreast-Prince Henry of Bat
tenberg and the Marquis of Lorne; the Duke of Con-
naught and the Prince of Wales. The Duke of Edin-
| burgh rode alone This escort, composed as 1t was
entirely of the sons sons-in-law and grandsons of
| the Queen, all brilliantly uniformed and riding
magnificent horses, elegantly caparisoned presented
"a splendid spectacle, and inspired enthusiasm
everywhere. All along the route as the carriage
bearing the Queen came in sight the cheering start
ed up afresh and when she had proceeded a short
distance the cheering had become a mighty roar,
which seemed steadily to increase in volume, and
| eventually to be continuous and mighty. The Queen
was manifestly delighted. Her face wore constant
smile; she bowed and thanked the people, and
whenever on Ihe way sne Teeogh az any person
the Queen wore white lace gown Her bonnet was
of white netting or lace with an inwrought coronet
inchief rode close to the Queen all along the jour
ney both ways. The procession was closed by par
/ ties of Life Guards and Indian troops.
When the people at the palace gates had shouted
themselves hoarse cheering for the Queen they con-
tnued to cry out long life to the Prince and Prin-
The Queens carriage was large one of chocolate
color, wheels red, and the royal arms in gold en-
blazoned on the panels. Red morocco harness was
used for the horses which otherwise decorated
with royal blue ribbons All the servants state
liveries of scarlet and gold. The other carriages
containing members of the royal family were of u
gorgeous character horsed with four bays each and
ali open,
look up at the Apsley House. and as she passed the
mansions of her intimate friends she glanced some
what hastily at their abodes more especially when
passing the Duke of Cambridges, Baron Roths-
child's, Baroness Burdett-coutts md John Brights
old apartments. II was not until Deyonshire House
was reached that the Queen began to realize the
grand preparations that had been made TO greet her
Here the Marquis of Harrington had had spacious
gallery erected, from which many hundreds of gaily
dressed ladies waved their handkerchefs and cheer
ed the Queen.
I Facing Deyonshire House, at the Bath Hotel
another gigantic booth had been erected, and from
this point 10 Westminster abbey every Bointo want
age had been seized hi contractors TO fy seals
Shop fronts and first floors were relted NJ from SO
| to ESQ each, and in some cases even more,
The fronts OF the Burlington Arcade the Royal
1 Academy, the Egyptian Hall, St James Parish
Church, where LOO school children were seated aud
| sang God Save the Queen" and the Museum OF
Geology were all packed with human beings, Many
palatiAl commercial establishment in Waterloo
Plaee, and Joined in the enthusiasm as warmly rs
on the procession nearing the Abbey the troops
saluted guns We're fired, the bells Of the churches
Tpng out merry peals and hags were run 0 up tng
| passed into the Abbey.
Three tiers Of gallefies had been built in the All
hey, with seats for ten thousand The peers and
their wives were seated in the south trausept The
ambassadors and the diplomatic corps were seated
right and efl Of the peers. Members OF the House
of Commons were placed in the north transepf. The
for members of the reignng families OF Europe
&c. were within the communion rails.
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were represented. while the notables OF the law,
science, art and agriculture and workingmen's rep
Tesentatves from all parts of the United Kingdom
/ had seas duly allotted TO them.
The Qpeehs advent VIZ arranged 50 thal she en-
| ganist Of the Abbey who had for tlle decision .
! specially trained choir of two hundred and fiity
number Of emineni soloisis, besides . large heoom
panlment of brass instruments and drums gradually
| drew the immense congregation into silence and
| their respective places 10 DO prepared for the
| Queens coming. by rendering number Of solee-
tions in a manner that made every person within
hearing OF the great organ eager to catch its soiest
At the central door of Westminster Abbey the
ladies and officers OF the Queens household awaited
the arrival of the royal party As its members de-
scepded from their carriages the ladies and officers
advanced 70 raeet the Queen The officiating clergy
were assembled IN lhen nave Of The Abbey. When
the Queen appeared at the foot PIE steps the ceE
gymen formed proesssion BEADED 6g rtle minor
the Bishop of London, the Archbishops OF Calter=
bury and York, and tine Dean of Westminster, Tho
followed, preceding the royal princes and relatives
of Her Majesty, who walked three abreast, the two
lines nearest the Queen being composed ofthe Prince
/ OF Wales, and the Dukes of Connaught and Edin-
| burgh, and Prince Christian. Crown Prince Fred
erick William and the Grand Duke of Hesse. The
| Queen then came. She was Immediately followed
BY the Master of Horse, and the Mistress of the
Robes. the prineesses coming next in pairs, in the
| following order: The Crown Princess of Germany
and the Princess of Wales, Princess Christian and
Princess Louise (the Marchoness Of Iorne) Princess
Beatrice and the Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess
William of Prussia and the Princess OF -Mein
ingeg the Duchess of Cannaught and the Duchess
ofAlbany, Princes LOUISE Of W2les and Princess
Elizabeth of Russia, Princess Maid OF Wales and
Princess Victoria OF Prussia PRINCESS Louise Of hat
tenberg and Princess Sophia OF Prussia, Princess
Irene OF Hesxe and Princess Victoria Of Sehleswg-
Hosten Prince Alfred Of Edinburgh aud the
women of the bed chamber. and ladies in waiting
and Others closed the procession with the captains
of the corps of gentlemen-at-arms and the yeomen
of the guard. whose corps was posted at different
points in the Abbey.
AS the procession filed up the aisle, DR.. Bridge
played the march by Handel. and the royal family
slowly fGok their seats on the das. the Queen occu-
plying the cdfniia.loI eh4if oyer the bsok Of WHICH
dropped the royal robes Of STATE which the Queen
presently assumed, with the assistance of the mis-
tress of the robes.
The Abbey was now a blaze of magniR0ence, On
the right the royal dais the Lord ancellor In
his magnificent robes OF state and flowing wig a
mass of velvet and eTmne, was seated, Behind him
sat i've hundred peers of the realm and their peer
esses. altred in costumes of rich velvet and slmp
tuous silks. Behind these sat the lord entenants,
with their robes and insignia of Office and